numerous acts or orders over the next 13 years. 1961 Saw executive order 10925 by John F. Kennedy, which required federal contractors to hire without regard to race color or national origin. In 1963 the equal pay act was passed which was meant to reduce wage discrimination for women. The 1964 Civil rights act (amended by EEOA in 1972) which prohibits all forms of discrimination based on race, color, sex, religion or nation origin. And in 1967 (amended 1978) the Age discrimination act, and the
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conduct. * Satisfactory references Employees are offered training and support through mentoring and regular reviews during this period in order to understand and achieve minimum levels in the above. Pay and Reward- Tenpin offers staff benefits and training to exceed minimum pay, currently above statutory minimum wage. These include:- * Completion of one of four basic pins to achieve minimum requirement, however staff that become multi-trained achieve Higher Grade Duty (HGD) of
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We need to stop and think about the important ethical issues at hand. A focus should be put on how to fairly set a wage for employees. It is not ethical to give a person more money based on anything but their professional merits. In fact, The Equal Pay Act of 1963 was put in action in an effort to stop and prevent future discrimination
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It is often seen that, disabled people are discriminated. They are not given the equal opportunity even if they are qualified for it. To resolve all these issues government has very strict rules regarding disability discrimination. • Equal pay/Compensation: The equal payment act makes sure that both men and women are paid equally according to their job description and assigned task. This act helps in bridging the pay gap between male and female which is one of the issues in USA. • Genetic Information:
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these types of requirements and discretionary procedures are not well favored by all and could be seen as discriminating, certain jobs and job-related situations would make the employers justified in their practices. Under Title VII and other various acts, employers are prohibited from discriminating against employees on the basis of gender. Discrimination in employment based on gender occurs when employers classify jobs as male or female, advertise in help-wanted columns designated male or female,
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Jackson HUM 325 Professor Slavin June 1, 2014 The Controversy of Gender Pay Gap On behalf of women’s suffrage social activist have scrutinized the gender pay gap to promote social justice and propel lawmakers to remedy the economical injustices of women. Since the Equal Pay Act has been enacted by John F. Kennedy the gender pay gap has slowly narrowed. However, disparity of the gender pay continues to exist and until economical parity between the sexes is resolved
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company, sued the company for wage discrimination. The woman began her career as a secretary at the company and eventually made her way to high-level management. The company hired a male to replace her position when she retired, offering him a starting pay of $10,000 more a year to do the same job she had been doing. The male replacement ended up not working out, so the company asked the woman to return to her previous position. However, the company still didn’t offer her the same salary that they had
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to pay. They are as follows: • Title VII Civil Rights Act of 1964 • The Age Discrimination in Employment 1967 • The Occupation Safety & Health Act • Texas Minimum Wage Act "First the Title VII Civil Right Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination of employmednt based on race, color, religion, national origin, and sex, which includes pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions" (http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/statutes/titlevii.cfm). It's very important that you give each individual an equal opportunity
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laws which not only protect the employee, but the employer as well. For example, The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is “responsible for enforcing federal laws that make it illegal to discriminate against a job applicant or an employee because of the person’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information” (U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission). These laws apply to various types of work related situations
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pouring harsh chemicals into mailboxes and others. One of the members of the suffrogets even threw themselves in front of a horse and carriage. This was a dramatic act which led to the women in the past start to gain rights; the beggining of equal opportunity and equal rights. However now in the present every human being has equal rights. Meaning every individual can work regardless of diversity. The
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